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Vinyl Old timers: HK's and Rabco's

Need some help here. I have seen several old HK ( Harman Kardon ) TT's that had Rabco linear trackers on them. I always assumed that this was the Rabco 8 arm. I recently saw a Rabco 8 for sale on a website and it was completely different. The arms that i remembered looked like a regular linear tracking arm with a straight tube and a headshell. The 8 as displayed on this website looked like a much wider and flatter piece of metal i.e. almost like a piece of flat-stock.

If this really is a Rabco 8, what model arm is it that i recall as being stock on the old HK tables ? Sean
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sean

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oldears
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Hello Sean,
If you are still interested contact me as I have an original Rabco SL-8e in the original box with all paperwork and instructions. (i had slightly trimmed the arm to decrease mass.) I put in a C battery and both the vertical and lateral servos still work fine. It will fit any turntable with a long flat mounting board. I has used it with a Thorens TD125 (I think). I think it will work fine with a MM cartridge, but you may be able to hear the servo with an MC cartridge.
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